Crash Course
Why is there Social Stratification?: Crash Course Sociology
As we get into our unit on stratification, we inevitably return to our old friends, the three sociological paradigms. How to structural functionalism, social conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism each think about stratification?...
TED Talks
TED: Our unhealthy obsession with choice | Renata Salecl
We face an endless string of choices, which leads us to feel anxiety, guilt and pangs of inadequacy that we are perhaps making the wrong ones. But philosopher Renata Salecl asks: Could individual choices be distracting us from something...
TED Talks
TED: What new power looks like | Jeremy Heimans
We can see the power of distributed, crowd-sourced business models every day — witness Uber, Kickstarter, Airbnb. But veteran online activist Jeremy Heimans asks: When does that kind of "new power" start to work in politics? His...
TED Talks
TED: A conservative's plea: Let's work together | Arthur Brooks
Conservatives and liberals both believe that they alone are motivated by love while their opponents are motivated by hate. How can we solve problems with so much polarization? In this talk, social scientist Arthur Brooks shares ideas for...
Crash Course
World War II Civilians and Soldiers: Crash Course European History
Our look at World War II continues with a closer examination of just how the war impacted soldiers in the field, and the people at home. For many of the combatants, the homefront and the warfront were one and the same. The war disrupted...
TED Talks
Jon Ronson: When online shaming goes too far
Twitter gives a voice to the voiceless, a way to speak up and hit back at perceived injustice. But sometimes, says Jon Ronson, things go too far. In a jaw-dropping story of how one un-funny tweet ruined a woman's life and career, Ronson...
TED Talks
TED: Capitalism isn't an ideology -- it's an operating system | Bhu Srinivasan
Bhu Srinivasan researches the intersection of capitalism and technological progress. Instead of thinking about capitalism as a firm, unchanging ideology, he suggests that we should think of it as an operating system -- one that needs...
Curated Video
Is neo-fascism on the rise with Giorgia Meloni in Italy’s election?
Ahead of the Italian elections, international media are accusing frontrunner Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party (BoI), of having ties with neo-fascist movements.
Curated Video
The Fight for LGBT+ Rights in Poland | Behind The Headlines
The Fight for LGBT+ Rights in Poland | Behind The Headlines
Curated Video
Weaving context into 'Animal Farm' essays
Pupil outcome: I can understand what context is and how to weave it into my responses. Key learning points: - Context refers to historical, social, literary and biographical information. - Context should not be presented as isolated...
Curated Video
'Animal Farm': reading and discussing Chapter 1
Pupil outcome: I can describe the events of Chapter 1 and recognise emerging themes. Key learning points: - Mr Jones is the drunk and reckless owner of the farm. - Old Major is a well respected boar. He represents a challenge to...
Curated Video
Exploring the different methods of control and leadership in 'Animal Farm'
Pupil outcome: I can explain the different methods of control in 'Animal Farm' and how the pigs use these to gain power. Key learning points: - A cult of personality is the result of a carefully constructed persona, spread through...
Curated Video
Using context effectively in writing about 'An Inspector Calls'
Pupil outcome: I can understand what context is and how to include it effectively in my responses. Key learning points: - Context refers to historical, social, literary and biographical information. - Context should not be presented as...
Curated Video
The connection between shifting language and shifting ideology in 'Animal Farm'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how the pigs' shifting language represents their shifting ideologies in 'Animal Farm'. Key learning points: - We see the pigs' language shifting throughout 'Animal Farm'. - Arguably, this shift reflects...
Curated Video
McCarthyism and the second Red Scare
Pupil outcome: I can explain the influence and impact of the second Red Scare in the USA in the 1940s and 1950s. Key learning points: - The USA experienced the second Red Scare during the 1940s and 1950s. - Historical, international and...
Curated Video
'A Christmas Carol': Scrooge as a very Victorian character
Pupil outcome: I can use context to explain the characterisation of Scrooge as a misanthropic character. Key learning points: - Thomas Malthus was an economist who raised concerns about the sustainability of the growing Victorian...
Curated Video
Religion and Violence: How the Wari Conquered Their Rivals
The Wari spread their influence not just through diplomacy and feasting, but also with a powerful religious ideology centered on the staff deity, which legitimized their rule and appeared widely in their art. Their expansion often...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Debórah Dwork - Saints & Liars: The Stories of Americans Who Saved Refugees from the Nazis
Debórah Dwork is the director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity at The Graduate Center, CUNY, and an author. Her latest book, Saints and Liars, explores the stories of Americans who...
One Minute History
184 - Communism - One Minute History
“The Communist Manifesto,” (1848) written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, marked the birth of communism. In their vision, communism is a classless society with no private property; where the means of productivity and burden of the...
Veritasium
On These Questions, Smarter People Do Worse
The smarter someone is, the more likely they are to get a particular type of problem wrong. This study involves a tricky question about a fictitious study on skin cream and how people, based on their numeracy, interpret the data. The...
Science ABC
What Are the Three Waves of Feminism?
The three waves of feminism represent different time periods during the 19th and 20th centuries’ struggle for political, social, and economic gender equality. Feminism is a political and social movement or ideology that strives for...
Curated Video
What Are the Three Waves of Feminism?
The three waves of feminism represent different time periods during the 19th and 20th centuries’ struggle for political, social, and economic gender equality. Feminism is a political and social movement or ideology that strives for...
Curated Video
Who Founded the Republican Party?
In the United States’ two-party system, the Republican Party competes with the Democratic Party for political power. But when was it formed and how has it changed over the years?
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Yascha Mounk - The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
Yascha Mounk is a writer and academic known for his work on the crisis of democracy and the defense of philosophically liberal values. Born in Germany to Polish parents, Yascha received his BA in History from Trinity College Cambridge...